Light Levels

Light Void:

• The darkness is absolute, even magic light does not work here. Only beings naturally able to see in any light level can see, all other beings are considered blind.

• After 5 minutes, sensory deprivation has a chance to cause characters to hallucinate. Each rotation, each character must make an SR 2 Intellect roll, and on failure they gain the Insanity and Horrified status effects. The SR increases by 2 each rotation.

• Sneaking always succeeds.

Pitch Dark:

• There is no light.

• After 15 minutes, sensory deprivation has a chance to cause characters to hallucinate. Each rotation, each character must make an SR 1 Intellect roll, and on failure, they gain the Insanity and Horrified status effects. The SR increases by 1 each rotation.

• Sneaking always succeeds

Darkness:

• This is a moonless night or lightless room.

• There is light, but not enough for most races to see unaided.

• Anyone that cannot see in darkness is considered blind.

• Anyone sneaking gains +6 to all sneak rolls.

Dim Light:

• A moonlit night.

• Most races can see but not well.

• Anyone that cannot see in Dim light has -2 to all Cognition rolls.

• Anyone sneaking gains +3 to all sneak rolls.

Normal:

• This is the brightness of a normal day with the sun out.

Bright Light:

• This is the brightness of direct sunlight on a summer day.

• You cannot sneak in areas of bright light and creatures sensitive to light are blinded.

Brilliant Light:

• The light is intense.

• Anyone without protection is blinded for 1 rotation and dazed for 3 rotations upon entering the lit area.

• You cannot sneak in areas of Brilliant light.

Searing Light:

• The light is so bright anyone without protection from it is blinded and anyone not wearing armor takes D6 damage per rotation that ignores DR.

• This damage cannot be avoided and increases by D6 each rotation that they are not covered.

• You cannot sneak in areas of Searing light.

Light Sources

Rush Candle - Poor:

A piece of Rush soaked in animal fat. It burns easily and provides a cheap source of light.

It burns for 10 minutes and makes a 10 ft() area of dim light.

Rush Candle:

A piece of Rush soaked in animal fat. It burns easily and provides a cheap source of light.

It burns for 30 minutes and makes a 10 ft() area of dim light.

Rush Candle - Quality:

A piece of Rush soaked in animal fat. It burns easily and provides a cheap source of light. The quality is variable, and the process is unchanged making even nice Rush Candles cheap and easy to make.

It burns for 1 hour and makes a 15 ft() area of dim light.

Candle - Poor:

A cheap tallow candle.

It burns for 30 minutes and makes a 10 ft() area of dim light.

Candle:

A simple tallow candle

It burns for 30 minutes and makes a 15 ft() area of dim light.

Candle - Quality:

A fine tallow candle

It burns for 1 hour and makes a 15 ft() area of dim light.

Small Fire:

A small fire that takes up a single square. It is mostly coals and casts minimal light, but lasts a long time.

It burns for 6 hours and makes a 15 ft() area of dim light.

Campfire:

A medium sized campfire that takes up a single square. It is stocked with fresh wood and burns bright and warm.

It burns for 1 hour and makes a 40 ft() area of normal light and a 15 ft() area of dim light beyond that.

When it burns out it becomes a Small Fire.

Bonfire:

A large fire that takes up a 2x2 area. It burns brightly for hours without additional fuel.

It burns for 4 hours and makes a 5 ft() area of bright light, a 60 ft() area of normal light beyond that, and a 40 ft() area of dim light beyond that.

When it burns out it becomes 4 campfires.

Bonfire - Huge:

A massive fire that takes up a 3x3 area. It burns brightly for several hours without additional fuel.

It burns for 3 hours and makes a 15 ft() area of bright light, a 80 ft() area of normal light beyond that, and a 60 ft() area of dim light beyond that.

When it burns out it becomes a Bond Fire.